ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Purey

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Purey is a noun meaning A marble, of the sort used in playing marbles, that is one solid color through and through.

Meaning

A marble, of the sort used in playing marbles, that is one solid color through and through.

Example Sentences

1957, J. D. Salinger, "Zooey", in, 1961, Franny and Zooey, 1991 LB Books edition, page 76, […] an unclouded blue marble (known to marble shooters, at least in the twenties, as a "purey"), […]

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Related dictionary entries include cust, cleary, princess, pearly, monochrome, purle.

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